The right place at the right time
When Bede Williams (PhD 2018) first visited St Andrews in 2002 while touring with the New Zealand Army Band, he couldn’t have predicted that it would one day become the…
Category: Alumni Stories
A pioneer of accessibility in the arts
Bridget Stevens (MA Hons 1965) was on a path set for St Andrews since her first toddle around St Salvator’s Quad as a young child. Here, she shares fond memories…
If walls could talk
Peter Jones (MA Hons 1997) combined a passion for Paris and painting to carve out a career in the art world. Fascinated by the stories and character of buildings, he…
Why I give: Lindsay Grant
A degree in Physics led Lindsay Grant (BSc Hons 1984) to a career in technology, developing and enhancing silicon chips for use in smartphones, cars and even the Mars Helicopter.…
From our families: Edward Playfair
Edward Playfair (MA Hons 1995) has family connections to the University of St Andrews dating back to the early 1700s. In this issue of LINK, Edward discusses the joy of…
The Mountaineering Club, a 15,000km journey and saving the Scottish wildcat
Helen Senn (BSc Hons 2005) is Head of Conservation and Science at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, where she is currently leading the reintroduction of wildcats into the Cairngorm…
Forbes 30 Under 30: one alumna at the cutting-edge of neuroscience
Patricia Zvarova (BSc Hons 2021) first became interested in the field of neuroscience when her brother fell into a coma following a car accident as a teenager. This event led…
Scene changes: from St Andrews to the States
Marshall Bissett (MA 1970) pursued his passion for theatre from his home in Perth to St Andrews, and beyond to the stages and stadiums of London and the US. He…
St Andrews: an escape and an awakening
Liz Gerschel (MA Hons 1972) was one of the first women to walk in the Kate Kennedy Procession and has spent a lifetime campaigning for race, gender and disability equality.…
A million miles from Earth
Dr Mark Clampin (PhD 1986) is the Deputy Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, at NASA, providing executive leadership for NASA’s portfolio of science programmes. He reflects on his PhD at…